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SUMMARY:Building a Fairer Future: South West Regional Conference 2020
DESCRIPTION:\n \nSouth West Regional Conference\nOn Saturday 29th February 2020\, the Co-operative Party’s South West regional conference will take place in Bristol.\n\nThere will be a particular focus on some of the big challenges our economy and communities face across the region\, a spotlight on Co-operative Party’s policy platform for 2020\, as well as showcasing co-operative solutions that can be expanded and supported to build the fairer future we so desperately need. \nProgramme:\n10.00 registration opens \n10.30 Welcome and introduction by Sue Milestone\, Co-op Party NEC South West representative \n10.45 Policy Debate 1: Corporate Governance: panel Q&A on ensuring businesses work for the common good and how good governance is critical to creating a fairer economy. As co-operators we want to see an economy that is characterised by fairness and this means all businesses playing their part. Speakers include: \n\nFran Boait\, Positive Money\nJames Butler\, the Co-operative Party\n\n\n11.45 Be a Co-operative Councillor: how to be nominated as a candidate\, manifesto ideas and support (in association with Community the Union) with speakers: \n\nCllr Doina Cornell\, Leader Stroud District Council\nKate Dearden\, Community The Union\nFran Boait\, PPC for Gloucester in 2019 General Election\nCllr Emma Hoddinott\, Co-op Party Local Government Officer\n\n12.30 Lunch (sandwiches are included in your registration fee) \n13:15 Co-operative Party campaigning: launching the Party’s 2020 campaigns on community safety and listing community assets \n\nCllr Asher Craig\, Deputy Mayor of Bristol with responsibility for Communities\, Equalities and Public Health\nJames Butler\, Co-op Party Campaigns Officer\n\n14:15 Community Business & Co-operative Growth: Q&A with representatives from successful local independent co-ops and co-operative development agencies. Speakers include: \n\nJo White\, Co-operative Futures\nBrian Titley\, Co-operative Assistance Network Ltd\n\n14:45 Policy Debate 2: Connecting Communities from buses to broadband: panel Q&A to discuss how across the country\, co-operative\, social enterprise and other forms of not-for-profit bus operators are proving that it’s possible to run transport services that are affordable and responsive to the needs of local people. Plus co-operative solutions to tackle digital exclusion – with examples of community broadband and the rural communities that now enjoy access they would otherwise have been denied. Speakers include: \n\nKate Whittle\, GO-OP Co-operative Ltd\nRoisin Tobin-Brooke\, Operations Manager\, Bristol community ferry boats\nGeorgia O’Brien\, Co-op Party Digital and Communications Officer\n\n15:45 Summing up and next steps \nTravel\nThe nearest mainline train station is Bristol Temple Meads Train Station. From there\, you can travel by bus number 8 – which runs every 10 minutes from the station – and travels through via the Centre\, Park Street and Clifton Triangle and stops directly outside of Engineers’ House. The bus fare is £2 per journey. \nThere are a number of onsite car parking spaces available. These are firstly reserved for disabled attendees. There are a large number of spaces available on the adjacent roads. No parking permits are required on weekends. \nRegistration\n£10 (£5 concessions)\, which includes a sandwich lunch. \nThis event is open to non-members\, so please share with friends\, Labour Party and trade union colleagues. You must register in advance to secure a place. \nTo register:\n\n
URL:https://party.coop/event/building-a-fairer-future-south-west-regional-conference/
LOCATION:Engineers House\, The Promenade\, Clifton Down\, Bristol\, BS8 3NB\, United Kingdom
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